Professor Larry Hench will receive the Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal at the annual meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials in Liverpool on Sept 3, 2014. This is an excellent opportunity to honor his pioneering work in biomaterials through the publication of a virtual issue on bioactive glasses.

Compiled by: Marc Bohner MSc EPFL, PhD, Head of the Skeletal Substitutes Group, RMS Foundation, Switzerland and Editor, Acta Biomaterialia]]>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMTNews: 2012 Acta Student Awards Recipients announcedhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/2012-acta-student-awards-recipients-announced/
A team of judges consisting of Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, and Acta Biomaterialia editors has completed the evaluation of nominees for the 2012 Acta Student Awards. There were many excellent nominations and selecting the winners was a challenging task. Several factors were considered in the evaluation of each nominee: the quality of paper, or papers, for which he or she was nominated, recommendation letters, and leadership potential.]]>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:00:00 GMTNews: 2014 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Awarded to Prof. Larry Henchhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/acta-biomaterialia-gold-medal-awarded-to-prof-larry-hench/
Larry Hench, University Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Florida Institute of Technology College of Engineering, has been awarded the highly acclaimed international 2014 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award. The award recognizes excellence in research and development in the field of biomaterials.]]>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTNews: All Elsevier Materials Science journals now offer a new, free service to authors: AudioSlideshttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/materials-science-journals-authors-audioslides/
These are brief, webcast-style presentations based on slides and audio that are shown next to the article on ScienceDirect.]]>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:30:00 GMTNews: Professor Anseth elected to all 3 US National Academieshttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/professor-anseth-elected-to-all-3-us-national-academies/
Rare honor for Kristi Anseth, who was elected to all three US National Academies

Congratulations to Professor Kristi Anseth who has achieved the rare honor of being elected to all 3 United States National Academies: National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and now, National Academy of Sciences. She is also an Editor at Progress in Materials Science and Governor at Acta Materialia Inc.]]>Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:00 GMTNews: James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. will be awarded the 2013 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal awardhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/acta-biomaterialia-gold-medal-award/
The award recognizes undisputed world leaders who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in biomaterials, including basic science and translation to practice]]>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT